Spike in covid -19 cases alarming

Spike in covid -19 cases alarming

Chairman jammu Kashmir Civil Society Forum(JKCSF)Abdul Qayoom wani in a press statement to KNS said that It is the need of the hour to Convert major hotels of srinagar and other towns with proper hygienic atmosphere into quarantine centres,with oxygen cylinder facility, ventilators and doctors on war footing basis to tackle this present volatile situation […]

Bandipora suicide case: Family members of deceased woman stage protest, demand punishment to ‘culprits’

Bandipora suicide case: Family members of deceased woman stage protest, demand punishment to ‘culprits’

Scores of the relatives of the woman who committed suicide after the alleged harassment by her in-laws on Sunday staged a protest against in Chatibandi village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, demanding stern punishment to the ‘culprits.’ Witnesses told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that relatives and family members of the victim assembled in […]

COVID claims 6 more lives in J&K, toll 242

COVID claims 6 more lives in J&K, toll 242

Six more patients who were tested positive for deadly COVID-19 have died in Jammu and Kashmir, thus taking the total number of deaths due to the virus to 242 in the Union Territory. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that patients who died include an 80-year-old woman from Rainawari Srinagar, a 59-year-old man […]

In Pulwama, duo arrested in a night raid

In Pulwama, duo arrested in a night raid

Two persons were arrested during a nocturnal raid in South Kashmir’s Pulwama hamlet, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Trust (KNT). In the raid that was conducted during the intervening night of 18 and 19 July in Drabgam village of the district, KNT reported quoting local sources, armored vehicles entered into the village, picked up two […]

DEVELOPMENTAL SCENARIO

DEVELOPMENTAL SCENARIO

Despite repeated clampdowns and lockdowns in Jammu and Kashmir, administration has started fresh efforts for the overall development and for completing many pending projects. Soon after the government eased lockdown in Kashmir valley many half way infrastructure projects were allowed to start work and labor force was also made available for them. Now in Srinagar […]

In Kupwara, private school teacher detained under PSA

In Kupwara, private school teacher detained under PSA

A private school teacher and a former activist of banned outfit Jamaat-e-Islami J-K from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) and has been shifted to sub-jail Kupwara, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Service (KNS). Zahoor Abbass Khan, a 39-year-old son of Mohammad Abbas Khan of Devar Lolab, KNS reported quoting […]

No hope for tourism revival in Valley: Stakeholders

No hope for tourism revival in Valley: Stakeholders

Despite the government’s decision to allow tourists to visit the Valley in a phased manner, stakeholders see no ray of hope in sight for Kashmir tourism. They say the decision has confused tour operators outside the UT in the backdrop of reimposition of lockdown in parts of the Valley. “The order has sent out confusing […]